1. Increased body weight and a high BMI (above 35.00 kg/m²) influence the level of pain severity in the operated knee joint and physical activity of the patient after the surgery. 2. The results indicate the need for further evaluation of BMI as a prognostic factor in the planning of physiotherapy in patients treated for idiopathic osteoarthritis of the knee joint after total knee arthroplasty.
1. Pain and range of motion in the operated joint may need to be taken into consideration as factors in the development of stiffness in the early post-operative period after primary total knee arthroplasty. 2. There is a need for further research on the problem of knee joint stiffness in the early post-operative period.
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